noun, masculine/aˈtun/plural: atunes
tuna (fish); ignorant, stupid person
Etymology tree Phoenicianbor. Ancient Greek θῠ́ννος (thŭ́nnos)bor. Latin thunnusbor. Arabic تُنّ (tunn) Andalusian Arabicbor. Old Spanish atun Spanish atún Inherited from Old Spanish atun, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic [Term?], from Arabic اَلتُّنّ (at-tunn, “tuna”), from Latin thunnus, from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos). Compare Portuguese atum. See also the related Spanish tonina.